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iraq had better intelligence than we did on the development of that nuclear program. i think our own intelligence hasn't been effective at identifying and predicting where other nations stand. >> how would president romney be different if he's agreeing with the president? >> the problem that the israelis have here, they auns america intelligence. number two, they don't believe this president. they don't take him at his word. the president says you know, i'm not going to allow him. then the chairman of the joints chief is saying, the worst thing that could happen could be a israeli strike. israelis would agree with mitt romney that he means what he says. >> i want to switch topics right now to a hardening of the state of the election. on friday, three swing state polls came back indicating in ohio, obama is up 7 points. virginia, obama is up 5 points. florida, obama is up 5 points. mitt romney is no longer in polling, beating obama on trust to handle the economy. >> which is his campaign in one sentence. those three states have one thing in common -- they have all thre
iraq had better intelligence than we did on the development of that nuclear program. i think our own intelligence hasn't been effective at identifying and predicting where other nations stand. >> how would president romney be different if he's agreeing with the president? >> the problem that the israelis have here, they auns america intelligence. number two, they don't believe this president. they don't take him at his word. the president says you know, i'm not going to allow him....
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the war in iraq. the feet for the democratic nomination in which barack obama prevailed over hillary clinton. this first obama term in office. as a reminder that many of the issues our country faces today were with us then. take a look at how our very first show began. a blank check. president bush wants a double barrel of power to go after iraq. the doctrine too brazen? were we warned? and the details on what the c.i.a. and the f.b.i. knew about a possible attack on the world trade center before 9-11:who will take the heat? clinton, bush? or the spies who couldn't see straight? the sounds of the democrats. tom daschle calls the bush economy atrorks but has no democratic alternative. unable to challenge the president's war or his tax cuts, are the democrats afraid to fight for anything? we were debating invasion of iraq back then. the panel on that first show, david brooks, then of the whitley standard and the new republics, michelle cotto. i asked about the advice george w. bush was getting from some
the war in iraq. the feet for the democratic nomination in which barack obama prevailed over hillary clinton. this first obama term in office. as a reminder that many of the issues our country faces today were with us then. take a look at how our very first show began. a blank check. president bush wants a double barrel of power to go after iraq. the doctrine too brazen? were we warned? and the details on what the c.i.a. and the f.b.i. knew about a possible attack on the world trade center...
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also context to that but with all the huge revelation that came off that with the gun award i read the iraq war logs on the diplomatic cables to towards the end of the year twenty two and we saw the cooperation with the mainstream media we cooperated with almost one hundred media organization all over the world and it was a corporation. and had massive pre-sold so many thousands even if not tens of thousands of headlines and stories which made a difference it made a difference in the arab world it had a cuttle into effect in tunisia and egypt we all know that do you think that more whistleblowers are going to be hesitant on dealing with wiki leaks and julian assange right now now that the u.s. has officially declared. him and the organization as an enemy of the state it is quite possible that it will impact and to tour in some manner that is the obviously what is the into the intention of the obama administration it is to deter people from not just cooperating with we can loose but the mainstream media as will so this is a very serious question for the mainstream media which has to wake up
also context to that but with all the huge revelation that came off that with the gun award i read the iraq war logs on the diplomatic cables to towards the end of the year twenty two and we saw the cooperation with the mainstream media we cooperated with almost one hundred media organization all over the world and it was a corporation. and had massive pre-sold so many thousands even if not tens of thousands of headlines and stories which made a difference it made a difference in the arab world...
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the work we have done in iraq. there were a number of projects that n.e.d. was involved in in iraq and the republican institute assisting the iraqis preparing for elections. i was working at the provincial reconstruction team level. we have voter education as one project. we instructed iraqi schoolchildren on the concept of human rights and the role of the elections in a democratic society for grades 1-12. we were doing work in this area. iraqis complained that some of our efforts in public health was not being sufficiently publicized to the iraqi public. >> we did not really deal too much with the situation in iraq. we were looking at it from a more global point of view. many of the things you're talking about are the kinds of projects that would come under this strategy now. iraq was a different situation. we were there at large numbers with large forces and could operate in a more direct way than we could generally speaking. >> also, i don't want in any way to deny the existence or belittle the importance of var
the work we have done in iraq. there were a number of projects that n.e.d. was involved in in iraq and the republican institute assisting the iraqis preparing for elections. i was working at the provincial reconstruction team level. we have voter education as one project. we instructed iraqi schoolchildren on the concept of human rights and the role of the elections in a democratic society for grades 1-12. we were doing work in this area. iraqis complained that some of our efforts in public...
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is he saying he would not withdraw from iraq? he would rather we still be there? the consequences of what he is imlying are not policies that would be popular with americans right now. so, it makes it hard, he has the sweeping language how he wanted to project strength but he will not say what that means. strength can be military force or spending more on foreign aid, it is not clear what the actions would be. >>chris: even if romney's timing was wrong, there is a legitimate debate to have over the president's foreign policy and we had some of i today with ambassador rice and congressman rogers. yet i talked to top officials in the romney campaign who have no plans for major foreign policy speech in the next few weeks before the debates. the question is, why not? i keep home alive they will think they should address the issue that is on the mind of we every american now. what is going on over there? why is it happening? what would the next president do to address it? it is crazy not to address it. that is what people want to hear about. i heard from a congressiona
is he saying he would not withdraw from iraq? he would rather we still be there? the consequences of what he is imlying are not policies that would be popular with americans right now. so, it makes it hard, he has the sweeping language how he wanted to project strength but he will not say what that means. strength can be military force or spending more on foreign aid, it is not clear what the actions would be. >>chris: even if romney's timing was wrong, there is a legitimate debate to...
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what started in egypt and libya now spread to yemen, tunisia, iraq, elsewhere. at this hour, two navy destroy years plus a team of marines are scrambling in the persian gulf. go live to fox news foreign correspondent leland vittert on the ground in cairo. put a picture -- >> reporter: eric, this i belowe is a large street battle going back and forth between the egyptian police and riots in egypt as they try to storm the u.s. embassy, the egyptian police now 48 hours after the rioters got inside the compound are able to push these people back using a combination of tear gas, and rubber bullets that is now continuing well in the night here. 11:00 p.m. in cairo. it's still going strong. ricochets of the rubber bullets is piercing the air here in cairo. the difference, though, the equipages police defending the embassy compound and keeping the rioters out. they're a combination of heavily anti-american and angry over the anti-prophet muhammad movie. a number of them chanting "with our blood, our soul we defend you, o, prophet." injuries in the hundreds. one thing eg
what started in egypt and libya now spread to yemen, tunisia, iraq, elsewhere. at this hour, two navy destroy years plus a team of marines are scrambling in the persian gulf. go live to fox news foreign correspondent leland vittert on the ground in cairo. put a picture -- >> reporter: eric, this i belowe is a large street battle going back and forth between the egyptian police and riots in egypt as they try to storm the u.s. embassy, the egyptian police now 48 hours after the rioters got...
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they hated us because of iraq and because of guantanamo. they hated us because of the torture -- he used the word and accuses his own country ever torturing. and he is now apologizing and promising to change course. we would no longer be tough. we would be lov show compassion. and we would get out of iraq. he set a deadline for afghanistan. he doesn't support the green revolution in iran. he shows the ayatollahs tremendous respect. he essentially protects them when they are under attack. he gets nowhere on the iran nuclear issue. he is equivocal in the arab spring. he leads from behind in libya. the theory was if we go soft and we are very nice, if we -- if we say [speaking in arabic [enough times, it will be all right. he decided, the theory and therefore the practice is going to be, retreat and withdraw. remember the line he uses? the tide of war is receding. >> sean: exactly. >> that means the tide of american power is receding. and the reason that american interests, schools, embassies, businesses are aflame in the middle-east from tuni
they hated us because of iraq and because of guantanamo. they hated us because of the torture -- he used the word and accuses his own country ever torturing. and he is now apologizing and promising to change course. we would no longer be tough. we would be lov show compassion. and we would get out of iraq. he set a deadline for afghanistan. he doesn't support the green revolution in iran. he shows the ayatollahs tremendous respect. he essentially protects them when they are under attack. he...
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i haven't seen, obviously in iraq and afghanistan we have heavy security. but in libya, i don't understand. the state department and regional security officers are a terrific bunch of people. i don't understand how they, they missed the risk assessment on this facility? >> a civilian could predict that. it is 9/11 in libya. you are a marine and guarding the embassy, why was their no marines there? >> the administration miss today by a lone shot. a month or year ago, we should have had fast team necessary place like libya and sud an. >> and a fast team quick response if there is a problem? >> no, we should have had these, these fast teams or the fleet of anti-terrorist security that we are trying to deploy. sudan is refusing to allow a fast team in place. i hope that the obama administration forces it right down their throat. >> we had to beg president morsi from egypt to apologize or send condollence. not apologize. why did he not have the ambassador have the security he deserved. >> the fast team should have been in plast last year. the obama administratio
i haven't seen, obviously in iraq and afghanistan we have heavy security. but in libya, i don't understand. the state department and regional security officers are a terrific bunch of people. i don't understand how they, they missed the risk assessment on this facility? >> a civilian could predict that. it is 9/11 in libya. you are a marine and guarding the embassy, why was their no marines there? >> the administration miss today by a lone shot. a month or year ago, we should have...
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swept across the arab world they protests have flared up in almost a dozen countries including iran iraq and tunisia is this a governor brings that he's. turmoil in the arab world spread to yemen on thursday after hundreds possibly even thousands of protesters stormed the u.s. embassy in the capital there just two days after the american ambassador to libya was killed and protesters tried to take the embassy and cairo now when it comes to yemen witnesses on the ground reported live ammunition being shot by security forces into the air one reporter i spoke to actually said that there was an injury someone was injured in the head by one of those rounds falling from the air security forces also used tear gas and water cannons according to eyewitness reports we also heard the protesters were able to breach one of the outer perimeter is of the american embassy there setting fires to vehicles before the setting fire to one building and also tearing down according to eyewitness reports a u.s. flag and replacing it with another flag there aside from this controversial video which really sparked
swept across the arab world they protests have flared up in almost a dozen countries including iran iraq and tunisia is this a governor brings that he's. turmoil in the arab world spread to yemen on thursday after hundreds possibly even thousands of protesters stormed the u.s. embassy in the capital there just two days after the american ambassador to libya was killed and protesters tried to take the embassy and cairo now when it comes to yemen witnesses on the ground reported live ammunition...
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i haven't seen, obviously in iraq and afghanistan we have heavy security. but in libya, i don't understand. the state department and regional security officers are a terrific bunch of people. i don't understand how they, they missed the risk assessment on this facility? >> a civilian could predict that. it is 9/11 in libya. you are a marine and guarding the embassy, why was their no marines there? >> the administration miss today by a lone shot. a month or year ago, we should have had fast team necessary place like libya and sud an. >> and a fast team quick response if there is a problem? >> no, we should have had these, these fast teams or the fleet of anti-terrorist security that we are trying to deploy. sudan is refusing to allow a fast team in place. i hope that the obama administration forces it right down their throat. >> we had to beg president morsi from egypt to apologize or send condollence. not apologize. why did he not have the ambassador have the security he deserved. >> the fast team should have been in plast last year. the obama administratio
i haven't seen, obviously in iraq and afghanistan we have heavy security. but in libya, i don't understand. the state department and regional security officers are a terrific bunch of people. i don't understand how they, they missed the risk assessment on this facility? >> a civilian could predict that. it is 9/11 in libya. you are a marine and guarding the embassy, why was their no marines there? >> the administration miss today by a lone shot. a month or year ago, we should have...
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is he saying he would not have withdrawn from iraq and would rather that we were still there? the consequences of what he actually seems to be implying are not necessarily policies that would be popular with americans right now. think it makes it hard. he has the sweeping language about how he wants to project strength but won't say exactly what that that means. if strength means military force and spending more money on foreign aid that is not popular either. it is not clear what those actions would be. >> chris: i will pick up on that. even if romney's timing is wrong, there is certainly debate over the president's foreign policy. we had some today with ambassador rice and congressman rogers and i talked to top officials in the romney campaign and they said they have no plans for a major foreign policy speech in the next few weeks before the debates. the question is why not? >> imkey keeping hope that they think they should address the issue on the mind of every american now which is what is going on over there and why is it happening and what would the next president do to
is he saying he would not have withdrawn from iraq and would rather that we were still there? the consequences of what he actually seems to be implying are not necessarily policies that would be popular with americans right now. think it makes it hard. he has the sweeping language about how he wants to project strength but won't say exactly what that that means. if strength means military force and spending more money on foreign aid that is not popular either. it is not clear what those actions...
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he said that when he was talking about iraq but he meant it and we didn't really listen to. reducing his statements or the perception we have of him, for getting he is representing a system. he is representing an administration. this administration pushing for many reasons and not only political reasons anything which has to do today with the democratization in the region. the bloggers and cyberdissidents who were pushing and spreading around of feeling that something should change in egypt and tunisia and even syria or yemen many of these blockers -- this was known. google, freedom house, they were training people and financing the training of people who were advocating democracy and liberating the countries and they were trained by american organizations and european organizations and if we study what happened in eastern europe with the whole process of the european spring, eastern european spring because behind it was a philosophy no one had heard and not enough people heard about sasha pop povich who was getting a sense of how we mobilize the people in order to push for
he said that when he was talking about iraq but he meant it and we didn't really listen to. reducing his statements or the perception we have of him, for getting he is representing a system. he is representing an administration. this administration pushing for many reasons and not only political reasons anything which has to do today with the democratization in the region. the bloggers and cyberdissidents who were pushing and spreading around of feeling that something should change in egypt and...
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ending the war in afghanistan just like we did and iraq. and using that money to repair our roads, our bridges, our schools. [applause] that alone will create hundreds of thousands of jobs. invest here at home. leeson's own, it is simple. unlike the republican party, and by the way. this is not your father's republican party. as a matter of fact, this is an even mitt romney's father's republican party. seriously, it is not. i worked with republicans in my career. they're not bad guys. this is a different breed of cat. folks, unlike them, we see a future for everyone, rich and poor, does their part and has a part. we see a future. barack and i have committed this to our core where our granddaughters and daughters have every single opportunities that are grandson's have. where social security is protected, where we promote the private sector and not the privileged sector. we see a future where americans leave not only by the example of her power, by the power of for example. a future because we must guarantee a future where we keep the only t
ending the war in afghanistan just like we did and iraq. and using that money to repair our roads, our bridges, our schools. [applause] that alone will create hundreds of thousands of jobs. invest here at home. leeson's own, it is simple. unlike the republican party, and by the way. this is not your father's republican party. as a matter of fact, this is an even mitt romney's father's republican party. seriously, it is not. i worked with republicans in my career. they're not bad guys. this is a...
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four years ago, i promised to end the war in iraq. we did. [ applause ] i promised to refocus on the testifies who actually attacked us on 9/11 and we have. we've blunted the taliban's momentum in afghanistan and in 2014, our longest war will be over. [ applause ] a new tower rises above the new york skyline. al qaeda is on the path to defeat, and osama bin laden is dead. [ cheers and applause ] tonight we pay tribute to the americans who still serve in harm's way. we are forever in debt to a generation whose sacrifice has made this country safer. we will never forget you. so long as i'm commander in chief, we'll sustain the strongest military the world has ever known. when you take off the uniform, we will serve you as well as you've served us because no one who fights for this country should have to fight for a job or a roof over their head, or the care they need when they come home. [ cheers and applause ] around the world, we have strengthened old alliances and forged new coalitions to stop the spread of nuclear weapons. we've rea
four years ago, i promised to end the war in iraq. we did. [ applause ] i promised to refocus on the testifies who actually attacked us on 9/11 and we have. we've blunted the taliban's momentum in afghanistan and in 2014, our longest war will be over. [ applause ] a new tower rises above the new york skyline. al qaeda is on the path to defeat, and osama bin laden is dead. [ cheers and applause ] tonight we pay tribute to the americans who still serve in harm's way. we are forever in debt to a...
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saudi arabia, iran, egypt, iraq. >> look. ic we have to be very cautious not to take examples in history as defining a religion or civilization. because if i was to do this with an the american civilization i would -- if i was to do this -- no. no. it's no at political -- no. sorry? no. no. >> delighted to the -- our history of religious liberty as a posed to those in the country of -- i am please compare them and you'll see a tremendous dirvets. >> can i answer? just the native americans about the way were treated. but that's not the point. that's not the point. the point is we have to be intelligent you'llly fair and e qipted when it comes to deal with history renner and not reduce history to what happened and what question see now. because in the arab world, for century, the jews, and the christians were much more respected than they were in europe. they felt serious about history. look at the middle ages where europeans had to learn. but the point is why should we trust now the arabs, i'm not asking you to trust. i'm aski
saudi arabia, iran, egypt, iraq. >> look. ic we have to be very cautious not to take examples in history as defining a religion or civilization. because if i was to do this with an the american civilization i would -- if i was to do this -- no. no. it's no at political -- no. sorry? no. no. >> delighted to the -- our history of religious liberty as a posed to those in the country of -- i am please compare them and you'll see a tremendous dirvets. >> can i answer? just the...
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the war in iraq is over. americanop h c home. we've begun a transition in afghanistan and america and our allies will end our war on schedule in 2014. al qda's been weakened. tionha c then laden's no more lock down nuclear materials and america and russia are reducing our arsenals. we have seen hard choices made from cairo to put more power in the hands ofti. t o economic challenge, the word has come together to broaden prosperity. through the g-20, we have panered with emerging countries to keep the word on the path of recovery. america's pursued a development eaepnc and worked grohnd with african leaders to help them feed their nations. new partnerships have been forced to combat corruption and promote government that is open and transparent and new commitments have been made to ensure women and girls can pursue politics. and later today i'll discuss human traffic. all these things give me hope but whatives mehe mtope otheiof us, not the actions of leaders, it's the people that i've seen. the american troops who have risked the
the war in iraq is over. americanop h c home. we've begun a transition in afghanistan and america and our allies will end our war on schedule in 2014. al qda's been weakened. tionha c then laden's no more lock down nuclear materials and america and russia are reducing our arsenals. we have seen hard choices made from cairo to put more power in the hands ofti. t o economic challenge, the word has come together to broaden prosperity. through the g-20, we have panered with emerging countries to...
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the war in iraq is over and we're training afghan security forces. by the end of 2014, the longest war in our history will be over. tell us civilians have opened their hearts out to our troops and our veterans. -- countless civilians. 11 years ago, memorial services were held for americans with different races and creeds. backgrounds and beliefs. instead of turning against each other, a tragedy has brought us together. our fight is with al qaeda, not with islam or any other religion. this country was built as a beacon of freedom and tolerance. that is what made us strong, now and forever. when those innocent souls were taken from us, they left behind and unfilled work and tasks that remain undone. that is why we chose to build the country up with a national day of service and a remembrance. it scripture tells us to not be overcome by evil but to overcome evil with good. there is no better way to honor the best them by discovered the best in our cells. -- the best in ourselves. this anniversary allows us to renew our faith. even the darkest night his
the war in iraq is over and we're training afghan security forces. by the end of 2014, the longest war in our history will be over. tell us civilians have opened their hearts out to our troops and our veterans. -- countless civilians. 11 years ago, memorial services were held for americans with different races and creeds. backgrounds and beliefs. instead of turning against each other, a tragedy has brought us together. our fight is with al qaeda, not with islam or any other religion. this...
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troops home from iraq. while romney didn't talk about americans risking their lives in afghanistan, i think president will talk about that. i don't feel like i'm going into a convention on defense. we're going to play offense. we're going to take it from mitt romney. president obama will go forward. >> i understand that president obama didn't see any of the convention. so his characterization of it being almost in black and white is purely from what other people have told him. if he had seen it he would have seen a president romney in the future looking toward energy independence, job creation. getting the engine of job creation going again. knowing exactly how to do that, thanks to his experience in the private sector. >> in order to make the economic argument president obama is going to be calling out a big gun, this week, wednesday night, bill clinton, here's the pitch he made four years ago. >> middle class and low-income americans are hurting with incomes declining, job losses, poverty and inequality r
troops home from iraq. while romney didn't talk about americans risking their lives in afghanistan, i think president will talk about that. i don't feel like i'm going into a convention on defense. we're going to play offense. we're going to take it from mitt romney. president obama will go forward. >> i understand that president obama didn't see any of the convention. so his characterization of it being almost in black and white is purely from what other people have told him. if he had...